India is a land of paradoxes and extreme opposites, a country with a legacy of violence between Hindus and Muslims. It is also home to more than 12 percent of the world's Muslim population - 154 million people.
Hafiz and Qulsum live in one of the most conservative Muslim neighborhoods of the country's capital, Delhi. Hafiz runs a small fish and vegetable market stall and they have both worked hard for the past 30 years to provide a good education for their six children.
Hafiz and Qulsum were selected to perform the Hajj pilgrimage and It was the first time that Hafiz and Qulsum had applied, but their names were selected.
"Since childhood, I have prayed to God and asked him to call me to his house," Hafiz says. "A lot of millionaires have not been able to go. It is not about how rich or poor one is. If Allah wants to call you, you will be able to go."
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